Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2013

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2013, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Drive Home by Steven Wilson ft. Guthrie Govan, Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold and Azamane Tiliade by Bombino.

1. 1
   Drive Home

   Steven Wilson ft. Guthrie Govan · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2013
2. 2
   Hail to the King

   Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2013
3. 3
   Azamane Tiliade

   Bombino · solo by Bombino · 2013
4. 4
   Atomic Mind

   Nick Johnston · solo by Nick Johnston · 2013
5. 5
   Arabella

   Arctic Monkeys · solo by Alex Turner · 2013
6. 6
   Amidinine

   Bombino · solo by Omara "Bombino" Moctar · 2013
7. 7
   Culture Clash

   The Aristocrats · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2013
8. 8
   Fortress

   Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti & Myles Kennedy · 2013
9. 9
   Get Lucky

   Daft Punk · solo by Nile Rodgers · 2013
10. 10
    Heaven in This Hell

    Orianthi · solo by Orianthi · 2013
11. 11
    I Appear Missing

    Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2013
12. 12
    Escalator Shrine

    Riverside · solo by Piotr Grudziński · 2013
13. 13
    Imuhar

    Bombino · solo by Omara "Bombino" Moctar · 2013
14. 14
    Vicarious Redemption

    Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2013
15. 15
    Idle Wind

    Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2013
16. 16
    Gaping Head Wound

    The Aristocrats · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2013
17. 17
    Cry of Achilles

    Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti · 2013
18. 18
    I: The Weapon

    Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2013
19. 19
    Made Up Mind

    Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2013
20. 20
    How Do You Sleep?

    Orianthi · solo by Orianthi · 2013